They’re 49ers teammates now, but quarterback Mac Jones humorously remembers when Bryce Huff sacked him in 2022.
Back then, Jones was the New England Patriots’ signal caller, while Huff was unleashing his pass-rushing moves on then-Robert Saleh’s New York Jets.
“Yeah, one time, I remember,” Jones laughingly told reporters on Thursday. “I heard it was some record or something. He has a great get-off. He’s so quiet, you don’t hear him coming. He just sends it.”
Huff, whom San Francisco acquired via trade with the Philadelphia Eagles in June, was always an edge rusher Jones kept an eye on.
“I remember playing against him and always being worried about the other guy on the other side,” Jones said. “I’m like, ‘No, we got to worry about this guy.’”
Huff, a six-year veteran and Super Bowl champion, tallied 10 sacks and 21 quarterback hits in 2023 with the Jets.
Last season, the 27-year-old had a down campaign with the Eagles, recording just 2.5 tackles and four quarterback hits.
But with Saleh back as the 49ers defensive coordinator, the idea is that Huff returns to form. In San Francisco’s Week 2 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Huff recorded a forced fumble and a sack.
“He’s done a great job and is a great locker room guy,” Jones added. “He’s quiet and does his job. I really love playing with him.”
He jokes about it, but, surely, Jones prefers having someone like Huff as a teammate rather than an opponent come gameday.
“Yeah, I did get sacked, I’m pretty sure,” Jones concluded. “I think they called a roughing the passer, but it wasn’t a roughing the passer,” Jones joked.
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